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Hammond averages 28.2 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (10.2″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 13 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 46 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.2″
<1
<1
3
42°F
November
0.9″
<1
1
15
31°F
December
4.0″
2
9
27
22°F
January
10.2″
5
18
29
15°F
February
7.5″
3
13
25
18°F
March
4.9″
2
5
21
28°F
April
0.5″
<1
<1
6
38°F
Year
28.2″
13
46
125
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Park Forest (11 mi from the city center, +92 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
28.2 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Park Forest station, 11 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 10.2 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Hammond have?
About 125 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 15 °F.